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G. W. PARKMAN.

CULINARY UTENSIL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I5. 1919.

1,3]. 1,178. Patented July 29,1919.

I-NVEHTOB &JL LMM is ATTORNEY GEORGE W. PARKMAN, OF SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA.

CULINARY UTENSIL.

Application filed April 15, 1919. Serial No. 290,285.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. PARKMAN, a citizen of the United States, and residing in Sunnyvale, in the countyof Santa Clara and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gulinary Utensils, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to that class of utensils designed to receive material in the form of liquid or as a plastic mass and have the same removed therefrom in a more or less solid or coagulated form. It is the object of my invention to provide a device of the character indicated which will receive a liquid without leaking. and that will partially eject the coagulated or solidified sub-' stance without heating the device or using other means than I embody in the construction of the device itself. Another object is to provide a device of the character indicated that will be simple in form and construction and simple andpositive in operation and economical to manufacture.

Other objects will appear in the following specification and in the drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical cross sectional view through the device. v

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view'of the ejecting disk.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 indicates a standard having a tubular shaft 2 mounted thereon, the said shaft 2 being provided with terminal fingers 3 and shoulder 4. Resting on shoulder 1 is a disk 5 having slots 6 formed therein adapted to engage fingers 3 which pass therethrough and are clenched on the top ,of disk 5 as shown thereby securely holding the same in place. Standard 1 has a shoulder 7 formed thereon supporting a compression spring 8 which in turn supports a recep- 1 tacle 9, the latter engaging the lower surface of disk 5 as shown and preferably having a washer or gasket 10 posltioned therebetween.

In the construction above set forth the cup or receptacle 9 is supported on standard 1 and held in its proper position by spring 8 maintaln'ing it in contact with disk 5. hen, however, a jelly or other substance been placed in receptacle 9 and has 00- wardly without other manipulation.

agulated or solidified it may be quickly and easily removed by pressing receptacle 9 downwardly against the actlon of spring 8 to a position as indicated in dotted lines at 11, whereupon the stationary disk 5 forces the said contents of the receptacle out- It is understood that changes in form, construction, proportions and operation may be made within .the scope of the appendedclaims. For instance the receptacle 9 may be made in an infinite variety of sizes and designs, and the support therefor changed to correspond. It is pointed out that the disk 5 in the present instance also functions as a stop against the upward displacement of the receptacle.

I claim:

1. A culinary utensil comprising a standard comprising a foot and a shaft mounted thereon, a receptacle slidably mounted on 1 said shaft, a resilient means supporting said receptacle on said standard, a disk secured to the upper end of said shaft and within said receptacle. and cooperating with said resilient means for holding said receptacle in a normal operativeposition.

2. A culinary'utensil comprising a standard comprising a foot and a shaft mounted thereon, a receptacle slidably mounted on said shaft, a resilient means supporting said receptacle on said standard, a disk secured I to the upper end of said shaft and within said receptacle and coiiperating with said resilient means for holding said receptacle in a normal operative position, and a gasket poslitioned between said receptacle and said dis v 3. A culinary utensil comprising a standard comprising a foot and a tubular shaft provided with terminal fingers and a terminal shoulder mounted thereon, a receptacle slidably mounted on said shaft, resilient means supporting said receptacle on said standard, and a disk supported on said terminal shoulder and within said receptacle and secured b clenchin said fingers upon the inner surface thereo ating with said resilient means for holding said receptacle in a normal operative p0 sition.

- Executed this 7th day of April, 1919.

GEORGE W. PARKMAN.

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